The Wests Tigers are desperately hoping superstar Benji Marshall pulls up pain-free
after the injured playmaker completed a final training session for Friday night's

Dumped senator Steve Fielding has vowed to continue to make his presence felt in the
nine months he has left in federal parliament.

First it was the bushfires, then it was the floods - and as Victorians are still
mopping up and rebuilding, here come the locusts.

An Australian soldier has been airlifted from East Timor to Darwin after being
seriously injured in a balcony fall.

North Queensland Cowboys officials have been urged to dump Johnathan Thurston as
captain to improve the culture of the embattled NRL club.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the opposition is reneging on a parliamentary
reform deal as it tries to undermine independent MP Rob Oakeshott's push to become

The decision to end the nine-year "trial" of Sydney's Medically Supervised Injecting
Centre (MSIC) and make it a permanent part of the NSW health system should be

NSW candidate Lee Rhiannon has secured the Greens a Senate spot, robbing Labor of a
third seat.
Following the distribution of preferences on Wednesday, the Australian Electoral

Calls have intensified for the options open to punters betting on NRL games to be
reviewed.
Amidst a police investigation into suspicious betting activity around a North

Newcastle Jets coach Branko Culina has warned the people of the city to start
supporting their A-League team or be prepared to lose it.